Dredging
Kamarajar tendered 668,855 m3 of dredging around AECTPL
Kamarajar Port's INR 738.16 million tender combines 299,859 m3 in the proposed AECTPL Phase I Stage II berth pocket with 368,996 m3 across the existing AECTPL, EBTPL, GCB-II and approach areas. Bids closed on 16 March; the reviewed official notice does not identify an award.
Published scope and current milestone
The CPPP tender and BOQ establish the value, work period, excavation and dredging quantities, target levels, candidate plant and material routes. Kamarajar's current survey page establishes its IHO S-44 survey basis, operating berth depths and dredging controls. The published schedule ended on 16 March 2026, but an award, work order, mobilisation, production and accepted depth are not established.
Dredging quantity and delivery implications
The two dredging lines do not share the same destination. Material from the proposed berth goes to port land within 5 km, while the associated berth and approach dredging goes to Kamarajar's offshore disposal ground. The contract also carries 41,643 m3 of dry excavation and requires pre-, interim, post- and third-party surveys, so production, transport and accepted quantity have to be tracked separately.
Evidence conclusion
Survey, placement and acceptance evidence
The scope is clear; the winning contractor is not. The tender permits TSHD, CSD, backhoe or other suitable plant for sand, silt, clay, cobbles and isolated boulders, with -16.0 m CD targets in berth pockets and -16.5 m CD in approach and Phase VI areas. Until Kamarajar or CPPP publishes an award and work order, the 120-day period is only the proposed contract duration and none of the quantities is delivered.
Outstanding evidence
- Award, work order, contractor and final contract value
- Accepted pre-dredge survey and ground model
- Dredger fleet, boulder-removal method and mobilisation date
- Land-placement and offshore-placement production ledgers
- Accepted -16.0 m CD and -16.5 m CD survey surfaces
- Terminal coordination, navigation release and completion certificate
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Sources used 3
- AECTPL Phase I Stage II capital dredging tender Government of India Central Public Procurement Portal, Published 23 February 2026; reviewed 3 August 2026
- Kamarajar Port Survey and Dredging Kamarajar Port Limited, Current page reviewed 3 August 2026
- Kamarajar Port terminals and berths Kamarajar Port Limited, Current page reviewed 3 August 2026